Chapter 599 [Playing the Emotional Card, Detached Status]

The second-round draft has not changed much from Yang Rui's previous life. Whoever the team likes can be obtained in exchange for draft picks in advance or directly traded for rookies, without spending much money.

Second-round picks basically have no human rights in the NBA. In the first year, they will definitely have to buy water shoes for the original team boss. There may be an exception for high-ranking picks, but they will never be able to do so. Economically, they are also "discriminated". They can only sign a three-year minimum salary contract at the longest, and may sign a non-guaranteed contract at the worst, which means they may be fired at any time. ?

The Timberwolves selected point guard Mario Chalmers, the MOP of the NCAA Final Four. He fell to the second round because of his poor body size, age, and lack of potential.

The Clippers selected DeAndre Jordan, who set the record for the longest wait for a green room.

Nowadays, Jordan can only run and jump. He is easy to get confused on the defensive end. He is poor in one-on-one defense. He has no skills on the offensive end and cannot shoot. He may miss the basket except for dunks. He can miss three free throws.

In the future, Jordan will make great progress. He can resist people in single defense, block shots in assist defense, and has great rebounding ability. After ten years of hard training on the offensive end, although he still has no skills and no shooting, he may not be able to do anything except dunk at the basket. Scored... However, his free throw shooting rate soared from 30% to 40%, and he only missed three shots a few times in a season.

The Trail Blazers selected Omer Asik in the second round. He is a pretty good big man who has a bad offense and can defend and rebound. He will not join the NBA for the time being.

The Lakers have traded away low-ranking draft picks in previous years. This time they did not trade, and selected Turkish center Semi Eldon with the 59th pick.

Semi is 213cm tall and weighs 109 kilograms. He cannot join the NBA immediately. If he plays well in Europe, he can consider signing a contract in the future, and he can get some money back by trading the signing rights.

After the draft, Yang Rui received a call from Lakers owner Jerry Buss, inviting him to his home for a get-together.

Old Bass would take the time to invite Yang Rui to his home every year, where he could eat, play cards and keep in touch with each other. He has been shrewd all his life and knows that money cannot tie Yang Rui down. If he wants him to continue playing for the Lakers, he must play the emotional card.

It's a pity that only Buss didn't work hard enough, and Kobe's emotional intelligence was more than a step lower. After working together for four years, Yang Rui didn't even know where Kobe's home was.

Kobe doesn't hold parties, doesn't invite his teammates to his house, and he has only a handful of friends. He wasn't a bad guy, and his teammates respected him, but he was a bit of a loner.

Moreover, Yang Rui knows that Kobe has become more inflated after winning three consecutive championships. He wants to surpass Jordan and be the protagonist on the court forever. When his strength declines, it will be difficult for you to change his mind. Then he will be in a dilemma.

To further send Kobe away would be very inhumane. Kobe played here for 12 years and is a symbol of the Lakers. Just like the Spurs will not send Duncan away, the Mavericks will not send Nowitzki away.

Take a step back and continue to play with Kobe and find suitable helpers for him. The key to winning is his teammates, but the credit belongs to Kobe. He also has to listen to the clamor of the idiots Kobe, who can bear it?

Old Buss said nothing. Yang Rui is determined to leave next year. Fulfilling the five-year contract will be the end of his kindness.

When he came to visit, Yang Rui called Scarlett, Stana, and Nina.

Because we are a family, a family that loves each other.

Although she often looked at each other unpleasantly, and even tore her hair out a few times, she could still live her life. At least Stana didn't beat Nina like she was beating a zombie...

Old Bass was used to this sort of thing. He was a famous playboy. He was married twice and had an extramarital affair. He had seven children from three women. What's even more outrageous is that he probably has more than 100 young lovers, and he also has a habit of making an album of photos of every girl he has dated.

Old Bass loved photography. The difference from Edison was that he had someone dedicated to repairing the computer, so no *** was exposed.

During this small gathering, the Buss family did not bring up the topic of basketball, but all they talked about was Hollywood.

Yang Rui felt that Old Bass was really cunning and wanted the three women to go back and give him a pillow. If he wanted to have no problems in life,

The best choice is to stay in Los Angeles. Who knows that all three of his confidante are actors?

However, Oakland and Sacramento are very close to Los Angeles, and there is also the Clippers in the same city, so Yang Rui has a choice.

Before leaving, Old Buss tested Yang Rui's tone and said that as long as he was willing to renew his contract, he could give him shares in the Lakers.

This seems very sincere. Only those who have made significant contributions to the Lakers can receive this kind of treatment. According to NBA rules, NBA coaches are also allowed to own shares of the team.

But in fact, it was the Buss family who made the money from Yang Rui's contract extension. Yang Rui is not just a basketball coach, he is also the major shareholder of Facebook. If he wants to invest, many people are willing to give him shares. A person like him who only pays dividends, does not care about the company's affairs, does not dictate and has no ambition is very popular in a certain perspective.

He is a minority shareholder of the Lakers, and the team still belongs to the Buss family. They just give him some money, but he is not short of money at all.

Yang Rui said I would consider it, but neither agreed nor refused until I finish this year. It would be annoying if someone kept trying to persuade him to play the emotional card all year long. He doesn't owe the Lakers anything.

The next day, Yang Rui reported to the national team, and training officially began on the 29th. The Beijing Olympics will begin on August 8, and the players of the Dream Team will have a month to find their form.

According to the American media, their best players were sent out, and those who went were basically stars in their prime. During the 2006 World Championships, the stars of the 2003 class only had three years of NBA experience. Although their statistics were beautiful, they were worse at handling key balls. This year's lineup is more reasonable.

The Dream Seven team had five insiders at the time. Old K thought the insiders were very important, but they lost to the Greek team's high pick-and-roll. This time, Yang Rui's idea was to maximize his speed and physical advantages without asking for a few big men.

In the playoffs last season, the Lakers showed people how fast they are. Odom, Millsap, Hayes, and Landry have no height inside, and they don't suffer on both offense and defense.

The Mengba team's offense is definitely much better than that of the Lakers. Yang Rui feels that they can win without serious defense.

Colangelo, chairman of the American Basketball Association, also helped Yang Rui. After he came to power, he asked players to sign contracts with the national team, and they must play for at least three years. They were not able to quit at will like before, starting in 2006.

In the 2004 Olympics, because of rumors of terrorist attacks, American stars were unwilling to play. The players they sent were equivalent to the second team. It would be much more difficult to win in that way.

The U.S. team's training method is still to use games as training. The Basketball Association found a group of young and promising players in the NBA to serve as sparring partners, play against the stars, and train the young people at the same time.

The sparring lineup is equally luxurious, including Aldridge, Al Jefferson, David Lee, Jeff Green and others on the inside. Brooks and Lou Williams of the Lakers were selected.

As soon as Yang Rui arrived, many players got close to him and spoke very politely.

They come from different teams, but everyone knows that Yang Rui's contract will expire next season. Some people hope to get Yang Rui's favor. If he coaches, the chance of winning the championship will greatly increase.

Young players are eager to get guidance from Yang Rui and find the right development path.

There are also players like Billups and Stoudemire who have worked with Yang Rui looking for him to chat. Unfortunately, they can only complain. If they think about it, the chance of cooperation is very small. They all have big contracts to come back, unless the star exchange.

The Dream Team's repeated defeats in international arenas inspired the stars to have a great sense of national honor, and they all stated that they would obey the arrangements. The assistant coaches were familiar with D'Antoni of the Suns and Thibodeau of the Bulls, which gave Yang Rui a transcendent status.